Category Archives: web
How I ditched the smart phone
I’m officially a former Blackberry user. I fell in love with the devices while covering the Olympics, where USA TODAY would set us all up so we could communicate from everywhere. Snapping pictures and Tweeting from Beijing was a new … Continue reading
The day the Internet finally discovered “community”
Not going to set it up any more than that. Just read … which famous person needs to come out already? : AskReddit.
Want to get famous? Sue The Oatmeal!
It’s an old story: 1. Lawyer reviews Aggregation Site, finds that Creative Site has complained about Aggregation Site’s copyright infringement. 2. Lawyer demands Creative Site send Aggregation Site $20,000, or else we’ll all to court. 3. Creative Site tells lawyer … Continue reading
The Oatmeal doesn’t take the law into his own hands – he takes it to charity
It’ll be difficult to sum up the case of FunnyJunk v The Oatmeal any better than The Oatmeal does. It’s your standard “cartoonist complains about work being stolen, accused content thief gets all huffy, cartoonist laughs a little and lets … Continue reading
Thank you for your constructive hatred
Perhaps not as biting as it should be, but it’s a delight. YouTube commenters really are the lowest of the low. How To Get Back At Awful Commenters – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast.
How the Internet is dividing us
Sadly, only people who share this cautionary view of the Internet will read it. 5 Scientific Ways the Internet is Dividing Us | Cracked.com
Paywall, smash!
John Robinson effectively demolishes the case for a newspaper paywall: Newspaper paywalls: using a Band-Aid on a bullet wound | Media, disrupted. I personally like the NYT model. When they have a big story that gets a lot of traction … Continue reading
Yeah, I posted on Twitter! That don’t mean you *&%$!s can read it!
Man tweets obnoxious comments toward Sandra Fluke. She responds, he responds. Blog screen-caps Twitter exchange. Man thinks he can either sue blogger or intimidate blogger into removing comments — that he made on Twitter under his own name. Me bash … Continue reading
SOPA: Killing a fly with a backfiring bazooka
When I first heard about SOPA, I was inclined to support it, being someone who has seen his hard work ripped off in the past. But … The problem is, both bills are loaded with potentially dangerous unintended consequences for … Continue reading
Can Spotify finally fill Launch void?
While social networks get more sophisticated and online video (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, streaming sports) gets better and better and better, online music is an area that has frankly gone backward. No one will ever convince me that Pandora and Last.fm … Continue reading
